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May 26 Wildlife sightings
Black-headed gull chicks are hatching in the small colony opposite the Sand Martin hide. Photo by Rob Collins Around the grounds: kingfisher, chaffinches, sedge warbler, reed warbler, Cetti's warbler, shelduck, shove
27 May 2016
Reserve Update 27th May
Well you never know what you are going to see at Caerlaverock this time of year....three otter cubs seen from the summer walk gambolling up the Lochar Water! They seemed not the slightest bit bothered by the tractor mowing the grass on the walk. Today'
27 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 27th May 2016
1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 3 Common Tern - main lake, wader scrape Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon May bird highlights: She
27 May 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Avocet - 16 + 5 chicks Oystercatcher - 3 + 2 chicks Lapwing - 9 + 3 chicks Little Ringed Plover - 2 Ringed Plover - 1 Redshank - 1 Common Tern - 210 Grey Heron - 66 Shoveler - 3 Gadwall - 1 Teal - 1 Sali
27 May 2016
Hairy dragonflies, busy mason bees & lapwing chicks
Grass snake checks to see if I am friend or foe. This is the May 26 edition of the Wildlife Sightings column by Paul Stevens for the Observer Series of newspapers. A HAIRY dragonfly appeared in our Meadow Maze on Sund
27 May 2016
Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide
Black-Tailed Godwit 273 Knot 27 Lapwing 5 Dunlin 2 Ringed Plover 2 Redshank 1 Curlew 40 Whimbrel 10 Mediterranean Gull 1 Black-Headed Gull 145 Lesser Black-Backed Gull 65 Raven 1 Shelduck 49 Mallard 5 Gadwall 4 Little Egret 4 Greylag Goose 18 Canada Goos
27 May 2016
Fridays bird news
Great Spotted Woodpecker by John McGuinness (Archive Picture) The Rushy Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 22 Oystercatcher Pair with 3 young Common Crane Pair incubating The South Lake Avocet 21 Black-tailed Godwit 37 The Hold
27 May 2016
Recent sightings - 27th May
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 30, Tufted duck 8, Black-headed gull +80, Shelduck 1, Shelduck 1. Wadermarsh - visible from Waderm
27 May 2016
Bird News
Similar variety of birds around today as yesterday (see map below). 2 Liitle Gulls on Woodend Marsh along with a good range of waders, with up to 6 Dunlin and 8 Ringed Plovers joining the Avocets, Lapwings, Black-tailed Godwits and Little Ringed Plovers.
26 May 2016
Thursdays bird news
Pied Avocet at Slimbridge by James Lees. (Archive Picture) The Rushy Avocet 19 Oystercatcher 5 The South Lake Avocet 22 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Oystercatcher 6 Common Tern 2 The Decoy Cuckoo 1 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 8 R
26 May 2016
Today's sightings - 26/05/16
a.m. Tide level: High Wader Lake Avocet 16 + 7 chicks (4 broods) Oystercatcher 3 + 2 chicks Redshank 1 Common tern 200 (28 pairs) Little ringed plover 2 Gadwall 3 Shoveler 3 Shelduck 20 + 6 ducklings Grey heron 70 Black-headed gull 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduc
26 May 2016
Reserve Update Thursday 26th May
A reed warbler made a surprise visit to Caerlaverock yesterday and can still be heard singing in the reed beds on the Peter Scott Trail today. While not a rare bird they are not a common sight (and sound!) to the reserve. The baby bird bonanza continues
26 May 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time / Am Tide / Low Avocets - 16 + 7 Chicks Oystercatcher - 3 + 3 chicks Lapwing - 9 + 5 chicks Redshank - 1 Common Tern -200 (28 Pairs Nesting) Little Ringed Pluver - 2 Gadwall - 3 Shoveler - 3 Grey Heron - 70 Black-Headed
26 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 26th May 2016
4 Shelduck - scrape, then flew to main lake 5 Redshank - marsh c50 House Martin - feeding high over reserve May bird highlights: Shelduck, Little Egret, Knot, Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Comm
26 May 2016
Sightings Highlights
Loads of activity around the reserve at the moment mostly centered on breeding birds. A great count of 34 Avocet chick today out on Woodend Marsh. How many of these will get to fledge is another question? Last year barely a handful escaped predation from
25 May 2016